General

In
order for free climbers to gauge their performance and the difficulty of a
climb, a system of climbing grades is used. Unfortunately several
different systems have been developed around the world, which complicates
the situation.

The
system used in New Zealand is adopted from the Australian "Ewbank"
numerical grading system. With this numerical system the grade increases
with a corresponding increase in climbing difficulty.

Grades

The
table below provides an approximate comparison between the Australian and
other grading systems.